Stearic Acid → C18-Ceramide

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of sphingosine (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was added EDCI (128 mg, 0.66 mmol) and DMAP (cat.). Under stirring, stearic acid (95 mg, 0.33 mmol in 10 mL CH2Cl2) was added dropwise over a period time of 16 h. The reaction was stirred under argon for 24 h at rt. Solvent was evaporated and the residue was applied to silica gel column chromatography (CHCl3:MeOH=9:1, Rf=0.43) to afford 8 as a white powder (140 mg, 75%). 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ 0.88 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 1.26-1.40 (m, 50H), 1.64 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.06 (dd, J=14.4, 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.24 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.71 (m, 1H), 3.91-3.97 (m, 2H), 4.32 (m, 1H), 5.42 (dd, J=15.6, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 5.79 (dt, J=15.6, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 6.28 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl3) δ 14.3, 22.9, 26.0, 29.4, 29.5, 29.6, 29.7, 29.8, 29.9, 32.2, 32.6, 54.7, 62.8, 74.9, 129.0, 134.6, 174.2. ESIMS calc'd for C36H71NNaO3 [M+Na]+ 588.53. found: 588.18.

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